Lone Tree in Death Valley National Park (Black & White)

            I can't recall where I got the idea for how I worked on this image. I took it wandering around the sands at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. I liked the setting of the lone tree with nearby Creosote Bush and the backdrop of the sands and mountain range. Back to the image, I'd seen one where the person had used what appeared to be a B&W image but did some work making it seem almost like a pencil sketch. I was thinking I might find something similar in Silver Efex Pro 2. I didn't, but I did come across this "Faux Infrared" and stopped with that. Something about the deep, dark skies and the tonal contrast it brought out in the tree and backdrop. Anywho, that's the story behind this image.
   

Taken in: United States / California / Stovepipe Wells Airport (show map)

Taken on: April 19, 2015

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Camera: Nikon D800E, f/13.0, 1/125 sec, 62mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	62mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Google Silver Efex Pro 2 2.2.20.456
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